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Mayon volcano spews ash anew in another "ash explosion" as viewed in Legazpi city, Albay province, about 500 kilometers south of Manila, Philippines.

TIME Magazine recently announced their 2009 Person of the Year-Ben Bernanke, so we here at PHILNEWS.COM decided to follow in the footsteps of that illustrious magazine and ask our readers to choose who should be the 2009 PHILNEWS.COM Person of the Year.

Read our article to find out who our seven finalists are then cast your vote in our online poll.

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The massacre on 23 November 2009 of 57 men and women by the private army of a warlord allied to Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo shocked the country and the world.

Aung Sun Suu Kyi is seen in a taped message on a television screen in Manila, Philippines, August 2002.

SANCHEZ, David. S., MD. 82, of Steubenville, died Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, in Acuity Hospital.

WEDNESDAY 10AM: Melton Rotary Club has just dispatched a container of goods with an estimated value of up to A 30,000 to Cebu in the central Philippines.

Buluan Vice Mayor Ismael "Toto" Mangudadatu is set to avenge the death of his wife and two siblings in the Maguindanao massacre by naming puppies after two suspects in the grisly mass murder.

Interviewed on dzBB radio Sunday, Mangudadatu said he would name two of the expected offspring of his pet Belgian Malinois Unsay and Andal Senior.

“Pag nanganak . . .yung isa papangalanan kong Unsay, yung isa Andal Senior (If my Belgian Malinois gives birth, I’ll name one Unsay and the other Andal Senior)," he said.

He was referring to Andal "Unsay" Ampatuan Jr., the mayor of Datu Unsay town in Maguindanao; and Andal Sr., the patriarch of the powerful Ampatuan clan, respectively.

Both Ampatuans are implicated in the November 23 massacre of at least 57 people in Ampatuan town wherein the younger Ampatuan is the prime suspect. Among the victims were Mangudadatu's wife, Genalyn, and two sisters, Farida and Eden.

Defense Secretary Norberto Gonzales Sunday said that some local politicians in the country have been monitored purchasing weapons heavily apparently in preparation for the coming May 2010 elections.

''This is happening even in provinces not previously known for election violence,'' he said.

''If left unchecked, this situation will result in the subversion of the true will of our people,'' Gonzales further said, as he pointed out that there was already a pattern of daily political killings in the country even before the election season.

Her death not only brought sorrow to a nation of ninety million, it also brought grief to the world.

In TIME Magazine’s yearend round-up of people who mattered in 2009, former President Corazon Aquino, Philippine democracy icon, topped the list of 45 people whose deaths created a global impact, ensuring that they would be remembered fondly.

"She (Aquino) patiently restored constitutional democracy to her country, where she died a revered figure. But her legacy was global…and she helped inspire peaceful upheavals around the world," TIME quoted US Senator Richard Lugar as saying. “She showed that one person of modest demeanor can change history." The "Fond Farewells" list also includes CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite (No. 6), the King of Pop, Michael Jackson (No. 18), and US Senator Ted Kennedy (No. 22).

BELOVED LEADER. Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino, TIME Magazine's 1986 Woman of the Year, was again recognized by the international publication in its "Fond Farewells" list this year. TIME.com screen grab

Sen. Gordon at the ANC 2010 Harapan forum. MANILA, Philippines With his track record as a leader and executive, it is not a question of whether Sen.

Oman: 3 hours, 20 minutes ago Oman and the Philippines have agreed on an amendment to a 1992 aviation transport services agreement.

MANILA, Philippines Outgoing United States Ambassador Kristie Kenney said she wants to enjoy her last Christmas in the Philippines rather than dwell on the fact that she is leaving her post soon.

The elections commission on Tuesday allowed former President Joseph Estrada to run for president next year, putting him a step closer to seeking a second term and joining the race with seven other candidates.

Seven-time world boxing champion Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, seeking a seat in the lower house of Congress in next May's elections in the Philippines, has joined the opposition party, his lawyer said on Friday.

U.S. Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Haggins, dressed as Santa Claus, present gifts to Filipino children during Operation Goodwill at Our Lady of Peace, Para-aque, Republic of the Philippines, Dec.

OLIVER TEVES MANILA, Philippines a ' An alleged founder of an al-Qaida-linked Philippine militant group who is wanted by the U.S. government in the kidnapping of an American missionary 16 years ago was arrested in Manila on Wednesday, an official said.

The Philippine military is confident of quashing a rogue politician's militia in the troubled South, but worried the offensive is creating power vacuums from which more fearsome forces could emerge.

CAGAYAN DE ORO: Nine communist rebels and one soldier were killed after the military raided a guerrilla camp in the southern Philippines on Tuesday, the army said.

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